Tue. 9/10 - Playoffs?! Best-of-3 Semifinal Series Commence for T-Rats, Mudcats

[wiguy94]

Yhoswar was blatantly safe and was called out at 1B. Brutal umping that the Mudcats can't afford.

[wiguy94]

Just now, Joseph Zarr said:

Yoshwar was safe by a good 1/2 step. My goodness. Brutal.

Horrible. Ump needs to get his eyes checked.

[Joseph Zarr]

Ramsey K's the side in the 2nd. T-Rats got nothing going against a lefty who often gives them fits. Cornielle will try to come back out and do the same.

[wiguy94]

I feel like I'm watching Brewers playoff baseball right now. Just absolutely nothing from the bats here early in either game.

[Joseph Zarr]

3 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Horrible. Ump needs to get his eyes checked.

I mean. Yes. Horrendous. Wasn't really even close. A shocking confidently executed total miscall.

[Joseph Zarr]

Just now, wiguy94 said:

I feel like I'm watching Brewers playoff baseball right now. Just absolutely nothing from the bats here early in either game.

Felt the absolute same. I fear this every post-season. No matter the level in the Brewers org. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Nats open their third with ab broken bat single and Corniel quickly throws one to the back stop. Sheeeesh. Man on 2nd. Nobody down. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Green takes 3B. Garcia is saved by the slide. That ball would have easily traveled into LF. It hit Green's body instead. That's his 41st SB. Only caught 3 times. 

[wiguy94]

Nats just totally in control here. Dictating everything about this game. Mudcats look like a shell shocked young team.

[Kellerowl]

dont like our lineup...Not sure why Payne isnt leading off with Yophery in the 2 hole.  Baez swings at almost every pitch so not a good 2 hole hitter

[Joseph Zarr]

Cornielle opens his 2nd with another swinging K on a high heater. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Groundout up the 1B line. Elijah Green scores anyway on the dribbler. 3-0. 2 down. That was a run entirely manufactured by Green.

[Joseph Zarr]

Henerson opened the game with a 1-2 HR. He opens his 2nd frame with a double down the RF line past a diving Black. 

[biedergb]

21 minutes ago, Joseph Zarr said:

The Nats have two legitimate Aces atop their pitching staff.

That hasn’t helped the big league Brewers in 2021 or 2023 (ok woodruff missed 2023 but still)

‘But the Muddies need to manufacture some offense - outs on the bases and strike outs are not good recipe ingredients.  Needs some base runners if the umps allow it 😉

 

[Joseph Zarr]

Baez with a vintage first pitch swing. He bloops a goose fart into shallow RF past the sprinting 2B. Lead-off man aboard in the 4th.

[Joseph Zarr]

Bitonti works a count 3-1. Takes a high outside heater. Two men aboard. Nobody out for Dinges.

[Joseph Zarr]

Meanwhile, the T-Rats bats are swinging and missing all over the place. 

Dinges rips a first pitch line drive single baby. It's 3-1. Two mean aboard and nobdoy out for Payne.

[biedergb]

Hot dog. A Dingo scored our runner. Woo hoo. 3-1. Let’s keep chipping away.

[wiguy94]

Carolina might have something cooking here in the 4th. Clemmey’s command is starting to fade. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Payne first pitch swings a foul pop out to 3B foul territory. Got under an off-speed pitch tailing to the outer black. One down.

[Joseph Zarr]

Henderson is getting peppered. Leaving pitches dead center. 3-0 Redbirds. Ripped a ball off the RF wall with two down and men on the corners.

[Joseph Zarr]

Cornielle lead-off 3rd inning walk. Gets the DP in the next AB. Noice!

[Joseph Zarr]

Clemmey walks Di Turi. The bases are juiced. One down. Muddies trail 3-1. 

AND, in Nashville just like that: Henderson hangs another dead center to the lefty Gorman and he rips a two-run shot over the RF wall. These are all absolute hangers. 5-0 Redbirds. Henderson has not looked good in several starts despite the two week absence. 

[biedergb]

Bases full of mud cats. Need to find your pitches here Mudcats. Clemmey a little less in control and pitch count rising. Let’s keep,the sustained pressure.

[Joseph Zarr]

Garcia goes down swinging. Swung at two balls. Stared at an off-speed dead center. Wicked slider to get the K swinging, however. Filthy pitch. Bases still juiced. Two down. Guilarte, perhaps the hottest bat in the entire Mudcats line-up, will have the chance to do damage.